| Good morning. You're through to the tourist information office. |
| Tim speaking. How can I help you? |
| Oh hello. |
| Could you give me some information about next month's festival, please? |
| My family and I will be staying in the town that week. |
| Of course. |
| Well, it starts with a concert on the afternoon of the 17th. |
| Oh I heard about that. |
| The orchestra and singers come from the USA, don't they? |
| They're from Canada. |
| They're very popular over there. |
| They're going to perform a number of well-known pieces that will appeal to children as well as adults. |
| That sounds good. |
| My whole family are interested in music. |
| The next day, the 18th, |
| there's a performance by a ballet company called Eustatis. |
| Sorry? |
| The name is spelt E-U-S-T-A-T-I-S. |
| They appeared in last year's festival, and went down very well. |
| Again, their programme is designed for all ages. |
| Good. |
| I expect we'll go to that. |
| I hope there's going to be a play during the festival, a comedy, ideally. |
| You're in luck! |
| On the 19th and 20th a local amateur group are performing one written by a member of the group. |
| It's called Jemima. |
| That'll be on in the town hall. |
| They've already performed it two or three times. |
| I haven't seen it myself, |
| but the review in the local paper was very good. |
| And is it suitable for children? |
| Yes, in fact it's aimed more at children than at adults, |
| so both performances are in the afternoon. |
| And what about dance? |
| Will there be any performances? |
| Yes, also on the 20th, but in the evening. |
| A professional company is putting on a show of modern pieces, |
| with electronic music by young composers. |
| Uh-huh. |
| The show is about how people communicate, or fail to communicate, with each other, |
| so it's got the rather strange name, Chat. |
| I suppose that's because that's something we do both face to face and online. |
| That's right. |
| Now there are also some workshops and other activities. |
| They'll all take place at least once every day, |
| so everyone who wants to take part will have a chance. |
| Good. |
| We're particularly interested in cookery - |
| you don't happen to have a cookery workshop, do you? |
| We certainly do. |
| It's going to focus on how to make food part of a healthy lifestyle, |
| and it'll show that even sweet things like cakes can contain much less sugar than they usually do. |
| That might be worth going to. |
| We're trying to encourage our children to cook. |
| Another workshop is just for children, |
| and that's on creating posters to reflect the history of the town. |
| The aim is to make children aware of how both the town and people's lives have changed over the centuries. |
| The results will be exhibited in the community centre. |
| Then the other workshop is in toy-making, |
| and that's for adults only. |
| Oh, why's that? |
| Because it involves carpentry - |
| participants will be making toys out of wood, |
| so there'll be a lot of sharp chisels and other tools around. |
| It makes sense to keep children away from it. |
| Exactly. |
| Now let me tell you about some of the outdoor activities. |
| There'll be supervised wild swimming... |
| Wild swimming? |
| What's that? |
| It just means swimming in natural waters, rather than a swimming pool. |
| Oh OK. |
| In a lake, for instance. |
| Yes, there's a beautiful one just outside the town, |
| and that'll be the venue for the swimming. |
| There'll be lifeguards on duty, so it's suitable for all ages. |
| And finally, there'll be a walk in some nearby woods every day. |
| The leader is an expert on insects. |
| He'll show some that live in the woods, and how important they are for the environment. |
| So there are going to be all sorts of different things to do during the festival. |
| There certainly are. |
| If you'd like to read about how the preparations for the festival are going, |
| the festival organizer is keeping a blog. |
| Just search online for the festival website, and you'll find it. |
| Well, thank you very much for all the information. |
| You're welcome. |
| Goodbye. |
| Goodbye. |